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Encyclopedia > Manavgat

Coordinates: 36°47′N, 31°26′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

Manavgat
Manavgat waterfall
Manavgat waterfall
Location in Turkey
Overview
Region Mediterranean Region, Turkey
Province Antalya Province
Population 199,385 (2000)
Area 2,283 km²
Coordinates 36°47′ N 31°26′ E
Area code (0090)+ 242+
Website http://www.manavgat.bel.tr/

Manavgat is a town and district of Antalya Province of Turkey, 110 km from the city of Antalya. Manavgat River has a famous waterfall. Image File history File links Flag_of_Turkey. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 2557 KB) Description: Waterfall at Manavgat (Turkey) Date: 2005/08/22 Author: Thomas Gensler Permission: File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Manavgat Waterfall Metadata This file... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1056x816, 31 KB) Map of the districts of Antalya province in Turkey. ... Below each region you will find associated Cities with the region. ... Mediterranean Sea Region Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi), // Mediterranean Region Adana Province Antalya Province Burdur Province Hatay Province Isparta Province Kahramanmaraş Province Mersin province Osmaniye Province Provinces of Turkey Categories: | ... Provinces of Turkey are called iller in Turkish (singular is il, see Turkish alphabet for capitalization of i). ... Antalya province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... See Cartesian coordinate system or Coordinates (elementary mathematics) for a more elementary introduction to this topic. ... Turkey went from six (2+4) to seven digits (3+4) local phone numbers c. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... Antalya province is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean sea. ... Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a large town and tourist destination, situated on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. ... Manavgat Falls Manavgat Waterfall on the Manavgat river is near the city of Side and 3 km. ...

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Geography

Between the Taurus Mountains to the north, and the sandy beaches of the Mediterranean coast, much of the district is flat. This is good farmland and agriculture is well-developed in Manavgat, keeping livestock and growing crops including grains, sesame and many fruits and vegetables; in recent years olives have been planted. There is no industry except for food-processing, so apart from agriculture the local economy depends on tourism. Demirkazık Summit [IN CHINA] The Taurus Mountains (Turkish: Toros Dağları, also known as Ala-Dagh or Bulghar-Dagh) are a mountain range in the southeastern Anatolian plateau, from which the Euphrates (Turkish: Fırat) descends into Syria. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...


The mountains are covered in forest and typical Mediterranean shrubs, there are small plains higher in the moutains too, traditionally used for summer grazing by the yörük nomads. Manavgat has a Mediterranean climate of hot, dry summers and warm, wet winters; the temperature rarely drops to freezing. The district is watered by the Manavgat River, which is dammed for hydro-electric power in two places. In 2001 plans began to export water from these reservoirs to Israel and other Mediterranean countries including Malta and Cyprus; as of 2006 these plans are on hold.[1] Main areas inhabited by Yoruk tribes in Anatolia The Yörük are a Turkic-speaking people primarily inhabiting the mountains of the southeast European Balkan peninsula and Anatolia. ...


History

The antique cities of Side and Selge date back to the 6th century BC. Manavgat was taken over by the Seljuk Turks in 1220 and the Ottoman Empire in 1472. Theater This page is about the ancient city Side on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. ... Selge (in Greek Σελγη) was an important city in Pisidia, on the southern slope of Mount Taurus, at the part where the river Eurymedon River forces its way through the mountains towards the south. ... The Seljuk coat of arms was a double headed eagle The Seljuk Turks (also Seldjuk, Seldjuq, Seljuq; in modern Turkish Selçuklular; in Persian سلجوقيان SaljÅ«qiyān; in Arabic سلجوق SaljÅ«q, or السلاجقة al-Salājiqa) were a major branch of the Oghuz Turks and a dynasty that ruled parts of... Motto: دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem: Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299-1326) Bursa (1326-1365) Edirne (1365-1453) Constantinople (Istanbul) (1453-1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 Osman I  - 1918–1922 Mehmed VI...


Tourism

With 64km of hot, sunny coastline, much of it sandy beaches, with a long river and the waterfall, well-protected countryside including mountain and forest, Manavgat has an important tourist industry. There is plenty of accommodation on the coast and many places to explore including historical sites, rivers, streams and caves. And there is the sea itself including the odd experience of swimming from fresh water into the salt sea at the rivermouth. Predictably the cuisine includes fish from the Mediterranean.


The huge influx of visitors every year is changing the shape of traditionally conservative Manavgat considerably; there are bars, discos, and all kinds of youth culture which 20 years ago would have been unthinkable. The villages of Kumköy and Ilıca on the coast are particularly lively. Ilıca is a small town 3km inland from the beach resort of Kumköy, near Side, on the Turkish Riviera. The centre of Ilıca has a rural village character with old stone houses built around a central square. ...


The town of Manavgat has grown rapidly and chaotically, mainly with cheap apartment buildings, and the roads and other services are struggling to keep up. While keen to exploit the opportunity to the last cent, the people here are resisting the effect of foreign visitors on their traditional lifestyle as much as they can; the evening air is full of the sound of gangs of young men charging around in noisy Tofaş automobiles blasting Arabesque pop music at high volume. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Arabesque pattern at the Alhambra An element of Islamic art usually found decorating the walls of mosques, the arabesque is an elaborate application of repeating geometric forms that often echo the forms of plants and animals. ...


Places of interest

Theater This page is about the ancient city Side on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. ... Seleucia (Greek: Σέλεύχεια) – also transliterated as Seleukeia or Seleukheia – was an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast of Pamphylia, in Anatolia, approximately 15 km northeast of Side; the site is currently that of the village of Bucakşeyhler (also Bucakşıhler), approximately 12 km northeast of Manavgat, Antalya Province, Turkey. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ,[1] Megas Alexandros; July 356 BC–June 11, 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, king of Macedon (336–323 BC), was one of the most successful military commanders in history. ... Selge (in Greek Σελγη) was an important city in Pisidia, on the southern slope of Mount Taurus, at the part where the river Eurymedon River forces its way through the mountains towards the south. ... Manavgat Falls Manavgat Waterfall on the Manavgat river is near the city of Side and 3 km. ... Oymapinar Dam Oymapinar Dam is an arch dam built on the Manavgat river in Turkey in 1984. ...

External links

  • Manavgat Municipality
  • Manavgat News & Offical Portal
  • Manavgat Fotos
  • Manavgat Guide & web site

References

  1. ^ http://www.uswaternews.com/archives/arcglobal/6israturk4.html
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